Indoor Voices

Things get a little hazy and woozy on the latest single from Indoor Voices, the shoegaze project of Toronto artist Johnathan Relph.  "Flakey" is our first taste of the upcoming new album "Terrors" which drops later this year.  Dig on the dreamy vibes below and download it here from the artist.

Sofie Royer

Here's a new pop banger from Austria based artist Sofie Royer.  "AUTO" is the perfect kind of jam to end the summer to, feet tapping, hips swinging.  Check it out below and download it here from Stones Throw.

Filip Leyman

Swedish composer Filip Leyman crafts beautiful pieces of neo-classical ambience that could score films or the universe.  The artist's new album "Soft Light" dropped this weekend.  Get it here from Pomperipossarecords and listen to the album opening "Beyond the Sea" below.

Daily Jam - World That's Not Real

Here's a little soul for a Sunday afternoon.  Listen to the wonderful Gloria Ann Taylor's "World That's Not Real" below, our Daily Jam.

Point Break 2

Nothing like a little noisy and lo-fi garage rock to get your head straight on a long weekend.  Here's some wonderful fuzz from the wonderfully named New York artist Point Break 2.  Listen to "Hall of Justice" below and pre-order the self-titled EP here.

Daily Jam - Alec Eiffel

Another stressful football Saturday.  Here's some music from the Pixies.  Listen to "Alec Eiffel" below, our Daily Jam.

The Giraffe Told Me in My Dream

Here's some very noisy, reverb-drenched shoegaze from the uniquely named The Giraffe Told Me in My Dream.  The band's "Velvet Distortion" EP is officially out next week.  Get it here from Shore Dive Records and listen to "Glimpse" below.

Friday Horror Trailer - Eyes of Laura Mars

 

Daily Jam - Sister Havana

It's Friday.  Here's a '90s alt-rock classic from Urge Overkill.  Listen to "Sister Havana" below, our Daily Jam.

𝕽𝖍𝖆𝖟𝖚𝖑𝖆☥

Here's some dancefloor ready darkwave synth pop from Brooklyn artist 𝕽𝖍𝖆𝖟𝖚𝖑𝖆☥.  Dig on the dark and gothic pulse of "Grind Me Up" below and download the track here. 

Daily Jam - Baby Bitch

The last few weeks have been exceptionally busy for me, and next week is looking the same, despite the holiday.  Maybe some Ween will help.  Here's the Ween boys with "Baby Bitch," our Daily Jam.

forever ☆

I love the resurgence of shoegaze music we've gotten over the last couple of years.  It seems it's what the kids are into, and that's just awesome.  Kansas City duo forever ☆ are set to release their latest effort of said shoegaze jams this Friday with new album "Second Gen Dream."  The band fuse those classic layers of fuzz and reverb with some '90s electronica inspired swirling beats.  Check out "Heat Seeking Missile" below and pre-order the LP here from A La Carte Records.

Malibu

Here's an ethereal and ghostly new track from French ambient and electronic artist Malibu.  "Spicy City," title aside, kind of feels like your body slowly disintegrating, your atoms dispersing throughout time and space.  Listen below and download it here from YEAR0001.

Daily Jam - Ballrooms of Mars

Somedays it feels like this whole thing, whatever that might be or whatever you want to call it, might be winding down.  And whenever that may be, i think maybe T. Rex should play us out.  Here's "Ballrooms of Mars," our Daily Jam.

claire rousay

On her upcoming new album "A Little Death," LA artist claire rousay makes experimental and droning bits of ambient music that play like the last slivers of light fading out at dusk.  Listen to the M Sage assisted "Just" below, space out for a little while, and pre-order the LP here from Thrill Jockey.

Daily Jam - Right Kind of Girl

Here's a track from one of my college era favorite albums from Canadian band Blinker the Star which featured Failure's Kelli Scott on drums.  Listen to "Right Kind of Girl" below, our Daily Jam.

Ritual Howls

I heard from my buddy Shawn that the excellent post punk band Ritual Howls have a new record heading our way in October, on Halloween to be exact.  A perfect fit if you ask me.  Dig on the gothic vibes of "Follow the Sun" below and pre-order the "Ruin" LP here from Felte Records.

Daily Jam - Today Is the Day (Rock Version)

Do you have any of those artists that you feel you need to spend more time with?  I do.  One of them is Yo La Tengo.  So let's listen to some Yo La Tengo.  Here they are with "Today Is the Day (Rock Version)" from their 2003 "Today Is the Day!" EP.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Fawn

Honestly, the best kind of shoegaze is the stuff that's simultaneously dreamy and noisy, a swirly mix of reverb and haze.  San Antonio band Fawn do it nicely on their upcoming new "Paper Thin" EP.  Check out the title track below and pre-order the record here from Sunday Drive.

Daily Jam - Beachcombing

Took the boys down to New Braunfels today to go to Schlitterbahn.  For those who may not be in the know, Schlitterbahn is an enormous water park nestled right by the Comal River.  We're all exhausted now and waiting for some Chinese delivery for dinner.  While we wait, here's some sun-bleached, dubby, electronic collaborative weirdness from Peter and Factory Floor.  Listen to "Beachcombing" below, our Daily Jam.

Korb

Kosmische psychedelia, krautrock, electronic, prog, and more collide in the new album from Bristish outfit Korb.  New album "IV" is out now.  Get it here from EchodelickRecords, listen to the cosmic "Quadra" below, and groove.

Daily Jam - High-Flying

Here's some dreamy and exotic music from Japanese jazz pianist and composer Hiromasa Suzuki.  Listen to "High-Flying" below, our Daily Jam.

Halloween

Philly's lo-fi shoegaze and psych-tinged indie band Halloween just released new album "Shadow House" earlier this month.  Check out the woozy and warbly "Crown" below and snag the LP here from the band.

Friday Horror Trailer - The Boogeyman II

Daily Jam - Kansas

Here's a Gorillaz song i really like.  Listen to "Kansas" below, our Daily Jam.

Merchandise

It's been a long time since we last heard from Florida indie rock band Merchandise.  Almost a decade.  Anyway, the band is back with new single "You Shot Me Down," and has kind of a new wave post punk thing going on.  Check it out below and download it here.

Anna von Hausswolff

Here's a new one from Swedish artist Anna von Hausswolff.  "Stardust" is a mix of gothic pop, alt-rock, and church organ and feels like the beginning of something grand.  Listen to the track below, download it here from YEAR0001, and be on the lookout for new album "Iconoclasts" in October featuring guest appearances from Iggy Pop and Ethel Cain.

Daily Jam - Dies Irae

One of my holy grails so far as my record collecting is concerned is the original 1974 pressing of the self-titled album by French experimental prog band Visitors.  The group was a project of French weirdo and producer extraordinaire Jean-Pierre Massiera, and it's a crazy, funky listen.  Check out the band's interpretation of the Latin hymn "Dies Irae" below, our Daily Jam.

Motifs

Here's some soaring new shoegaze-drenched alt-rock from Singapore band Motifs.  The band's new "If This House Was Bigger" EP is out in October.  Pre-order the record here and listen to the album opening "Aug 16" below.

Daily Jam - Soft Winds

There are times during the year that my job includes a ton of data entry.  Right now is one of those times.  Naturally i listen to a lot of music while doing so, and i find that i really dig old jazz as my work accompaniment.  Here's a classic live take from The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1955.  Listen to "Soft Winds" below, our Daily Jam.

The True Faith

Here's some new music from Philly band The True Faith. "One More" is nice mix of darkwave, death rock, post punk, and shoegaze.  Check it out below and grab the lathe cut 7" here from A La Carte Records.

Daily Jam - Moon Is Sharp

Hard to believe that Grouper's sister albums "A I A : Alien Observer" and "A I A : Dream Loss" came out 14 years ago.  Time seems to move faster and faster the older i get.  Anyway, here's a track from the former.  Listen to the ethereal and haunting "Moon Is Sharp" below, our Daily Jam.

Bill Baird

Yesterday i posted a new tune from Austin band Heavy Meddo, who count Bill Baird as a member, and their takedown of our current president.  Today, here's Bill going solo with a takedown of the Texas governor.  Dig on the weird lo-fi political folk of "Greg Abbott Is a Heartless Soulless Jerk" below and pre-order the upcoming "Shakes Fist at Cloud" cassette here from the artist.

Daily Jam - Ted, Just Admit It...

It's a busy Monday.  Here's some classic Jane's Addiction.  Listen to "Ted, Just Admit It..." below, our Daily Jam.

Heavy Meddo

Here's a sluggish and noisy new jam from Austin band Heavy Meddo that sticks a big middle finger up at our asshole president and the current administration of idiots.  Listen to "tronald dump" below and download it here.

Author & Punisher

October brings us new music from experimental and industrial metal artist Author & Punisher.  New song "Titanis" brings the planet-ending doom along with some world music elements incorporated into the noise, and an assist from Indonesian artist Kuntari.  Listen below and pre-order the upcoming "Nocturnal Birding" LP here from Relapse.

Daily Jam - League Chicanos

Here's a track from French pop artist Sebastien Tellier to get your through your Sunday.  Listen to "League Chicanos" from the artist's 2004 album "Politics" below, our Daily Jam.

IDLES

UK post punk band IDLES is providing music for the upcoming Darren Aronofsky film "Caught Stealing."  Check out the awesome "Rabbit Run" below and download it here from Partisan Records.

Luke Schneider

Nashville-based pedal steel guitarist Luke Schneider paints sonic vistas with his particular brand of ambient Americana, like staring into the wilderness or watching the mountains meet the night sky.  New album "For Dancing in Quiet Light" is out later this month on Leaving Records.  Pre-order it here and listen to the cosmic and meditative title track below.

PYNKIE

Jersey bedroom pop artist PYNKIE released her new "Big Feeling" EP last month.  Dig on the lovely and mellow "Sign" below and snag the cassette here before they're gone.

she's green

The excellent Minnesota shoegaze band she's green just dropped new EP "Chrysalis," collecting the band's recent singles, for our listening pleasure.  Download it here from the band and listen to dreamy new track "Little Birds" below.

Daily Jam - Magnificent Seventies

Digging on a little '90s slowcore indie rock from The American Analog Set on Saturday morning before tackling the to-do list.  Listen to "Magnificent Seventies" below, our Daily Jam.

Just Mustard

October brings us new music from noisy Irish post punk band Just Mustard, which is most excellent news.  Pre-order the upcoming "We Were Just Here" LP here from Partisan Records and listen to the pulsing title track below.

Friday Horror Trailer - Crawlspace

Daily Jam - Bambi Slaughter

Here's Diiv, from back with they were still Dive, covering an obscure Nirvana demo, from back when they were called Fecal Matter."  Listen to "Bambi Slaughter" below, our Daily Jam.

Yoo Doo Right + Nolan Potter + Population II

Psych and prog-tinged Canadian post rock band Yoo Doo Right have teamed with fellow Canadian post punk band Population II and Austin psych rocker Nolan Potter for the collaborative album "Yoo II with Nolan Potter."  Going by the track "Gulf of Mexico," we're in for a psych and krautrock fueled good time.  Check the track out below and pre-order the LP from the artists and Mothland Records here, here, or here.

Daily Jam - Astronomy Domine

It's Thursday.  Here's an old Pink Floyd song.  Listen to "Astronomy Domine" below, our Daily Jam.

Julia, Julia

Next month brings us new music from Julia, Julia, the side project of Coathangers member Julia Kugel.  Check out the dreamy spaghetti-western tones of "Bound" below and pre-order the upcoming "Sugaring a Strawberry" LP here from Suicide Squeeze.

Yndling

Still kicking myself for not seeing Oslo-based synth pop artist Yndling earlier this year at SXSW.  You live you learn i guess.  Anyway, here's her latest, the moody "Fences."  Check it out below and download it here from Spirit Goth Records.

dottie

Last month, Austin artist dottie released a new album of bedroom dreampop and ambience called "Intention."  Check out the hazy new age vibes of the title track below and get the whole thing here from the artist.